The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Dr. Karen Parker: The Causes & Treatments for Autism
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Karen Parker, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and director of the Social Neurosciences Research Program at Stanford University School of Medicine. We discuss the biology of social connections and bonding in babies, children and adults. Dr. Parker explains our current understanding of autism and autism spectrum disorders: what they are, why the incidence of autism has increased so dramatically in recent years and both the current and emerging treatments for autism. We also discuss the condition formerly called “Asperger’s.” This episode is highly relevant for anyone interested in child and human development, how social bonds and communication form, and those curious about autism and other spectrum conditions.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Dr. Karen Parker
(00:01:30) Sponsors: Eight Sleep, LMNT & AeroPress
(00:06:25) Autism, Frequency, Diagnosis
(00:10:41) Early Interventions; Heritability & Autistic Traits
(00:13:00) Autistic Spectrums; Studying Autism
(00:21:29) Environment, Risk Factors & In Utero Development
(00:29:55) Sponsor: AG1
(00:31:26) Oxytocin, Vasopressin, Social Behavior & Parent-Child Bonding
(00:43:240 Oxytocin in Humans; Social Features of Autism, Intranasal Oxytocin
(00:54:14) Sponsor: InsideTracker
(00:55:16) Oxytocin & Autism; Benefit & Risks
(01:06:30) Neuroplasticity & Autism; Early Intervention; Challenges of Early Diagnosis
(01:14:30) MDMA & Autism
(01:17:05) Vasopressin, Social Interaction; Voles & Parenthood
(01:27:07) Human Social Connection, Oxytocin Levels & Autism
(01:33:45) Primate Model of Social Impairment
(01:42:47) Preclinical Animal Models, Mouse & Primates
(01:47:11) Primates, Biomarkers & Social Connection; Vasopressin
(01:52:20) Vasopressin Levels & Autism, Children & In Utero
(02:03:06) Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) & Vasopressin; Urination; Alternative Therapies
(02:10:32) Intranasal Vasopressin, Children, Autism & Social Responsiveness
(02:19:15) Vasopressin & Social Connection, Mechanism & Future Studies
(02:26:35) Gut Microbiome & Vasopressin; Scientific Funding
(02:34:52) Vasopressin Pathways, Social Behavior, Autism
(02:43:00) Vaccine Theory & Autism; Immunology
(02:54:06) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter